Children First Foundation
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Official Facebook page of Children First Foundation, a charity that helps disadvantaged children from Australia and overseas While our Miracle sMiles children are in Australia for surgery they live at our Miracle sMiles Retreat at Kilmore. We have an amazing team of volunteers who help care for the children. Children have come from as far away as Albania, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Djibouti, East Timor, Ethiopia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Macedonia, Nauru, Nigeria, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam and Zambia.
Surgeons and medical professionals donated their services and private hospitals donate bed care. Some public hospitals also provide free hospital care or offer humanitarian rates.
Between the Gaps, supports Australian families with disabled ill children, by providing the gap funding for mobility aids that are not fully funded by government and other agencies.
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Welcome back Koko! He arrived late Tuesday night and has returned for the second stage of his treatment with surgeon Leo Donnan at St Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne. Koko joins three other PNG boys here for surgery who were referred to us and escorted by our friends at no No Roads - Health. Thanks for the photos Stewart and Terrance from No Roads. And good luck keeping up with the 'four musketeers' at the Retreat Pat, Michelle and volunteers!
2017 Melton Gold Cup
Just a couple of weeks until this event. Please share it - the bigger the crowd the bigger the donation to Children First and Beyond Blue.
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Before you run to check your calendars - yes it is January. But we wanted to share these photos and thank the fabulous team at Mitre 10 Kilmore and their very generous customers. Each year Mitre 10 erects a Christmas tree and invites customers to donate a gift for the kids at Miracle sMiles Retreat. Pat and Eman were delighted to pop along on Christmas Eve to collect the fabulous gifts, and accept a donation from the store. We are so grateful for your support Arlene and the Mitre 10 team, and our Kilmore neighbours.
Melbourne Runabout and Speedboat Club
If you're looking for some weekend fun and excitement, the 2017 Melton Gold Cup event at Melton Reservoir is the place to go on 4th and 5th February. Melbourne Runabout and Speedboat Club is organizing the event and proceeds of fundraising on the day will be directed to Children First Foundation and Beyond Blue. Thanks to the organisers for electing to support us.
Photos from Children First Foundation's post
Enjoying the hospitality of Priceline Australia and Priceline Sisterhood Foundation at the Priceline Kooyong Open. With kiko, Pulei and Theresa.
PNG boy's journey to Australia to cure rare bone disorder
Edward from PNG was the focus of an ABC on-line news story just prior to Christmas. We were pleased to share the story with our friends at St Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne, No Roads - Health, and Assoc Prof Leo Donnan. http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-27/png-boys-journey-to-recovery-in-australia/8100392?pfmredir=sm
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Happy Christmas from all of us at Children First. Santa has been to the Miracle sMiles Retreat to visit Theresa, Kiko, Edward, Daniel, Trophimus, Pulei, Choity and her mum Shima, and of course our friend Eman. The Irish Christmas elf Pat Weldon has been busy decorating the house, as he does each year, and what better time to share some of his handiwork than on Christmas Day. We wish you all a wonderful day, and please stay safe.
Priceline Sisterhood Foundation
Thanks for the support Priceline Sisterhood Foundation
Angel’s story, in her mother’s words | Children First Foundation
It's not too late to donate to our Christmas Angel campaign and help create miracles for children like Angel. Read her mother's words to learn more about this little girl. She's now at home and has started school, something her parents wished for her. http://childrenfirstfoundation.org.au/2016/angels-story-her-mothers-words/
Season’s Greetings: Looking back at 2016 | Children First Foundation
Season's Greetings at Christmas to you and wishing you all a safe and healthy 2017. We hope you enjoy reading our end of year Newsletter and remembering all the lovely kids we've met and cared for during 2016. http://childrenfirstfoundation.org.au/2016/seasons-greetings-looking-back-at-2016/
This Christmas greeting from Dung and her family in Vietnam warmed our hearts. Dung was with us in 2014 when she had surgery with the Craniofacial Unit in Adelaide.
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Santa's elves journeyed all the way from Mornington with a special delivery for the Miracle sMiles Retreat last week. Instead of a sleigh elves Jeremy Kidson and Lisa Reardon from Brooklands of Mornington Hotel arrived by car, jam packed with a donation of crisp white linen from the Hotel. This very welcome donation came about via Brooklands' association with Cabrini, one of the hospitals that generously provides pro-bono services to children assisted by the Foundation. Two of our Cabrini patients, Pulei and Theresa, were on hand to help unpack and stack. Retreat Manager Pat Weldon said the sheets, pillowcases, towels and handtowels are a very welcome addition to the Retreat that is home to up to 25 children each year. Soon after Christmas the children will be heading to Mornington where the Parishioners of St Macartan's hosts them each year. They're sure to catch up with our new friends at Brooklands of Mornington while they're there.
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